A photo taken by DZMM reporter Johnson Manabat showed Aquino standing behind the other guests after the ceremony had already started.

Aquino later told reporters she got stuck in traffic in Cubao.

Other guests spotted at the inauguration were Robredo's running-mate, Mar Roxas, incoming Senators Francis Pangilinan and Leila de Lima, celebrity couple Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera, and several members of the Aquino Cabinet.